Alabama elections, 2012

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The state of Alabama held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: January 13, 2012.
• Primary date: March 13, 2012.
• General election date: November 6, 2012

On the 2012 ballot			Click here for all November 6, 2012 Election Results
U.S. Senate	d	Preview Article
U.S. House (7 seats)	a
State Executives (1 down-ballot seat)	a	Preview Article
State Senate	d	N/A
State House	d
Ballot measures (12 measures)	a	Preview Article

2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

Elections by type

• U.S. House
• State Executives
• Ballot measures

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012

After the election, Republicans maintained a 6-1 edge in the seven Congressional districts.

Members of the U.S. House from Alabama -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	6	6
Total		7	7

See also: Alabama state executive official elections, 2012

There was one state executive position up for election in 2012. That seat was the Alabama Public Service Commission President.

Alabama Public Service Commission President General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	54.2%	1,078,108
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley Incumbent	45.8%	909,323
Total Votes				1,987,431
Election Results via Alabama Secretary of State.

See also: Alabama 2012 ballot measures

September 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Health care	Transfer of $145.8 million from an oil and gas trust fund to the General Fund for Medicaid budget.	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment	Extend payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust for a 20-year period.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	Aims to allow issuance of general obligation bonds of no more than $750 million.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't.	Would define the Stockton Landmark District within Baldwin County.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Civil rights	To remove references to segregation of schools in the state constitution.	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Natural resources	Transfer liabilities to Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Health care	Would prohibit mandatory participation in any health care system.	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Labor	Would allow for the use of secret ballots in union votes.	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Legislatures	Provide that the compensation paid to legislators do not increased during term of office.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Allows legislature to implement business privilege tax on corporations.	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin. of gov't.	Relating to authority of state legislature and banking in the state.	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Admin. of gov't.	Prohibit any municipality outside of Lawrence County from imposing any municipal ordinance.	a

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Alabama is one of 19 states to use an open primary system. Voters had the opportunity to register at any time, with the exception of the 10 days prior to an election. (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote is 11 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 26.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Resident
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

Eligibility

A voter is eligible to vote absentee in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on election day for one of the following reasons:

• Will be absent from the county on election day;
• Is ill or has a physical infirmity that prevents a trip to the polling place;
• Is A Registered Alabama Voter Living Outside The County including but not limited to, members of the armed forces or a U.S. citizen residing overseas (or a spouse or dependent of such a person) or students at an educational institution located outside their county of residence;
• Is an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than his or her regular polling place; or
• Works A Required Shift Which Has At Least 10 Hours that coincide with polling hours.

• Business/Medical Emergency Voting applications can be made after the absentee deadline but no later than 5 PM on the day before the election, if the voter:

• is required by an employer due to unforeseen circumstances to be out of the county on an emergency business trip on election day; or
• has a medical emergency requiring treatment from a licensed physician within 5 days of an election.

• In addition to application information outlined in the next section, the business emergency application contains an affidavit acknowledging that the voter was not aware of the out-of-county business trip prior to the normal absentee ballot deadline. The medical emergency application requires that the attending physician describe and certify the circumstances as constituting an emergency

Deadlines

To vote absentee a request must be received at least five days prior to the election. It must then be returned either in person by close of business the day before the election or by mail. If returned by mail, it must be postmarked no later than to the before the election and received by the election manager by noon on election day.

Military and overseas voting

Citizens who are members of the Uniformed Services or their family members, Merchant Marines, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Alabama overseas citizens (UOCAVA voters) can receive their ballots by either electronic transmission or by U.S. mail.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Alabama is one of seven states that does not have any form of early voting.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Alabama
• Absentee voting
• Early voting